Couple accused of misleading entrants in raffle for £3m house

Winner received £110,000 after Mark and Sharon Beresford failed to sell enough tickets

Contestants who entered a raffle to win a £3m luxury home in Hampshire have been left disappointed after the prize was cut to £110,000 when the couple running it said they had failed to sell enough tickets.

Mark and Sharon Beresford decided to sell their home using a raffle last year aiming to sell 250,000 £25 tickets. Last week, however, they revealed they had only sold 30,000 tickets, raising £750,000.